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Scientific Name | Erica chiroptera E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/19 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <100 km²), known from one population which is protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in sandy quartzitic soils. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica chiroptera E.G.H.Oliv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Oliver, E.G.H. 1993. Studies in the Ericoideae (Ericaceae). XIII. Three new species of Erica from the southwestern Cape. Bothalia 23(1):9-14.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. 2008. Erica chiroptera E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/06 |
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